Start Podcasting Right Now! 5 Tips for Launching Your Show

Starting a podcast can seem tricky, but it's a pretty simple process overall. This video covers 5 tips and tricks for getting past the planning stages and launching your show so that people will applaudcast your podcast!

Special thanks to our dog Finley for really bringing his pawdcast skills to this video.

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•Chapters:
0:00 - Common Podcast Pitfalls
0:55 - Tip 1: Gear Matters, But It Isn’t Everything
2:32 - Tip 2: Podcast Like Nobody’s Listening
4:08 - Tip 3: Project Your Enthusiasm
5:38 - Tip 4: Know Your Mic
7:33 - Tip 5: Pick Your Platform & Share Your Show
11:10 - More Resources for Your Podcast

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Episode 242: 5 Tips for Starting Your Podcast

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Chapters:
0:00 - Common Podcast Pitfalls
0:55 - Tip 1: Gear Matters, But It Isn’t Everything
2:32 - Tip 2: Podcast Like Nobody’s Listening
4:08 - Tip 3: Project Your Enthusiasm
5:38 - Tip 4: Know Your Mic
7:33 - Tip 5: Pick Your Platform & Share Your Show
11:10 - More Resources for Your Podcast

[Ohadberry]

"Do a podcast about what you can't stop talking about, whatever people around you are tired of you talking about" That, that is great advice!

[heyjaywilson]

Make sure to give Finley some extra treats for being such a great assistant. Definitely useful tips in this video!

[PatrickBoberg]

One thing to consider is your podcast doesn't have to go on forever. A 20 episode, 10 episode, 4 episode show is perfectly fine. Consider it like an audio book you're writing with your voice and if it only works for 13 episodes, congrats! You just recorded your first audio book in podcast form.

[MSladekPhoto]

good. Especially the rhythm - produce, edit, publish and repeat. The best time to start was yesterday, the second best time to start is today.

[אלוןאנגל-הש]

You taught me how to start my own podcast even without the course I'm so grateful I might just buy it just to support you because I love you man you're a man of my top five favorite youtubers of all time of all time man of all time honestly you're not just next to potato jet and Peter Lincoln.
:)

[StruggleSwingGolf]

My son and I just launched our podcast on Spreaker, and had 30 downloads our first week. It's nice to know we're on our way! It's much fun and very gratifying to produce content you care about. Great video, Tom. Thanks for what you do.

[hotlineoperator]

The best way to learn is to start teaching others. Audio quality is more important than video quality. Edit before publishing. Prepare the environment, tools, editing and publishing so that producing an episode is easy, then you can focus on the content. The title and cover image are important. Be consistent. Trust yourself.

[RobertPlank]

I learned that gear is important for quality but shouldn't delay starting - focus on upgrading over time. Free tools like GarageBand can still produce decent audio quality. I loved the practical advice on microphone positioning and techniques for better sound quality. The recommendation to start with any platform and adjust later was liberating. Your suggestion to focus on starting the podcast and gradually upgrading gear is solid advice; it's about progress over perfection. Choosing topics that genuinely excite me is key - passion keeps the momentum going.

[pablokbs]

Going back to old videos that I missed, great one, a ton of good tips, I always wanted to start a podcast with some friends

[RavJuneGerngross-cn]

by the way Mr Buck, your sense of humor is priceless and super fine!!!!

[lilafromyoutube]

Lol I love that shot at 6:27 😂 that look after licking the microphone hahaha. Great video! You got me thinking about starting a podcast now…

[technomage]

You da man! To echo Catias Frezza below, "When you teach, you learn twice." Oh yeah and be consistent. I have done Zen meditation every day without fail for 30 years. Think about it. I may not be the best, but I'm relentless.

[gregwalker]

Tom you are a blessing to the world my Brotha 🏆🏆🏆🏆

[ronknowling]

I love your dog! He needs his own video podcast.

[FitLabb]

Been considering starting a podcast for a while now, just have to learn more about how to do it. I have all the gear I need from my YouTube channel including a Rodecaster, etc. This video was perfect timing for me! 👍

[gurphylock]

Thank you for sharing your experience and insights.
Please say treats again, his reaction was funny 😂

[JuicyDreamsPodcast]

Thanks Tom, we just released episode 12 of our podcast and I always refer back to this video to keep me on track ❤

[theoutsiderjess]

I enjoy podcasting more than making youtube videos my podcast is where I can fully be myself and talk about my life what interest me and my health. All you need is a mic, USB adapter and a phone to start I use Anchor and I enjoy it. Now that I have a laptop I'm learning how to record audio from it

[PaulSyng]

Cutting to different camera angles was smoooth